Ash tray



T. R. MOSS Aug. 22, 1933.

ASH TRAY Filed Jan. 25. 1932 ThornasRlToss 3 Patented Aug. 22, 1933UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1Claim.

This invention relates to ash receivers or trays, and particularly totrays for use in connection with furniture such as card tables, chairarms or the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an ash receiver ofthis character which will flt into an opening of the furniture in such away that the upper surface of the ash receiver will be flush with thesurface of the furniture with which the device is used, to the end thatthe receiver will not in any way interfere with the use of the table orfurniture.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receiver of thischaracter wherein the body portion thereof may be readily removed andreplaced to facilitate the removal of the contents of the body portion.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmental plan view illustrating an ash receiverconstructed in accordance with the invention as positioned on a tabletop.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the body portion of the device.

Figure 4 is a fragmental plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designatesa table top, which is formed with a circular opening, in which the upperor supporting section indicated generally by the reference character 6,is positioned.

This supporting section 6 is in the form of a disk having a centraldepressed portion '7 terminating in a depending annular flange 8, soconstructed that ashes or other foreign matter deposited on thedepressed portion, will fail by gravity into the body portion of thereceiver, which is indicated by the reference character 9.

As clearly shown by the drawing, the support= his section t is formedwith spurs 10, that extend downwardly and embed themselves in the tabletop 5, the spins also piercing the table cover hidicated at it, to holdthe table cover in position. Eepressicns 12 are formed at opposite sidesoi the supporting section, and are of com otructions to permitcigarettes or cigars to he positioned thereon in such a way that theywill not roll from their positions on the supporting section.

The reference character 13 designates a depending annular flange, whichis formed with lugs or bosses 14 having curved surfaces to flt in thecurved grooves 15, formed at the neck of the body portion 9.

These grooves 15 extend to the upper edge of the neck of the bodyportion 9, so that the body portion may be positioned within thesupportingsection and slightly rotated. With this rotation of the bodyportion, the enlargements move into the grooves, drawing the bodyportion 9 into position directly under the supporting section 6.

Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the body portion maybe readily and easily removed, to dump the contents thereof, and may bequickly replaced for further use.

It might be further stated that the free edge of the depending annularflange 13 is flared outwardly as at 16, to guide the neck of the bodyportion into position within the supporting section.

In order that the supporting section may be secured in position, screws17 are provided and extend into the supporting section, where they embedthemselves in the table top.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

An ash tray for positioning in an opening formed in a supportingsurface, comprising in combination a supporting section and a bodyportion, said supporting section having a depending flange formed withan outwardly flared lower end and having inwardly extended bossesdisposed above the flared lower end, an upstanding neck on the bodyportion formed with a reduced upper end, and defining an annularshoulder at a point where the reduced upper end portion merges with themain portion of the upstanding neck of the body portion, and the outersurface of the neck having curved grooves extending through the annularshoulder, and adapted to accommodate the bosses, removably securing thebody portion to the supporting section, and said annular shouldercooperating with the bosses in guiding the body portion into position onthe supporting sec-= tion.

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THOMAS H. MOSS.

